| I'm interested in this. So far, the best resources I found are: - "Red Plenty" by Francis Spufford, a mix of fiction and non-fiction about planning experience in the USSR. It includes a rich bibliography and references to papers published over the past 70 years around this issue. - There are few papers by Chinese economists, most notably this one: https://boingboing.net/2017/09/14/platform-socialism.html (you have to mess around with Sci-Hub mirrors to get a free copy). - There are few papers and books by Michael Ellman, e.g.: https://www.amazon.com/Planning-Problems-USSR-Contribution-M... - I also have a few primers on linear programming in my to-do list, e.g.: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486654915/ - Somewhat tangential, but "the greatest American capitalist" ripping into EMH is a fun read too: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/articles/columbia-business/sup... None of these really talk about the software still, but I would imagine a combination of: - existing supply-chain systems already in place at Amazon, Walmart, etc., - something along the lines of non-monetary Kickstarter to gauge popularity of ideas from the ground up, and encourage innovation - strong democratic institutions - still allow free market at low levels, like individual entrepreneurs that don't employ anybody (once you employ someone, it must be a co-op). Dunno, these are just random ideas in my head. :) |